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Dakota Medical FoundationGrantmaking


2006 DAKOTA MEDICAL FOUNDATION GRANTS


RESPONSIVE GRANTS

119TH AIR NATIONAL GUARD
Fargo, ND
$250
First aid supplies for rescue training

4TH CORPORATION FOUNDATION
New Rockford, ND
$3,000
Services for persons with disabilities

ALTRU HEALTH SYSTEM
Grand Forks, ND
$100,000
Diabetes prevention and worksite wellness project

ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION-MN/ND CHAPTER
Fargo, ND
$10,000
Public awareness and education program

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, INC.
Jamestown, ND
$10,000
Go Red For Women heart health events
$386,230
To implement Go Red North Dakota, a women's heart health initiative

AMERICAN RED CROSS
Fargo, ND
$10,000
Fundraising consulting services

ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION
St. Paul, MN
$1,458
Fundraising match and marketing for April 8th Arthritis Symposium

BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF DETROIT LAKES
Detroit Lakes, MN
$2,500
Nutrition education program for children ages 5-18

CHURCHES UNITED FOR THE HOMELESS
Moorhead, MN
$10,000
Chair lift

CIRCLE OF NATIONS INDIAN SCHOOL
Wahpeton, ND
$25,000
On-site contracted psychiatric services for school-based mental health program

CITY OF FARGO
Fargo, ND
$5,000
Walk This Way-community walking campaign

CITY-COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Valley City, ND
$10,000
Diabetes prevention project

COALITION OF SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR THE ELDERLY
Fargo, ND
$2,000
Resource guide for elders and their families in Cass and Clay counties

COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION CENTER
Grand Forks, ND
$10,000
Fundraising education for board and staff

CONCORDIA COLLEGE NURSING DEPARTMENT
Moorhead, MN
$15,000
Nursing Scholarships

CYSTIC FIBROSIS ASSOCIATION OF NORTH DAKOTA
Fargo, ND
$3,000
Support for program services

DMF OPERATION BIG BAND AID
Fargo, ND
$8,080
Health education program for area first-graders

F/M COMMUNIVERSITY
Moorhead, MN
$1,000
F/M Communiversity course: Healthcare Crisis and Childhood Bipolar Disorder

FAMILY HEALTHCARE CENTER
Fargo, ND
$22,110
Dental equipment to serve low income persons

FARGO CASS PUBLIC HEALTH
Fargo, ND
$90,654 (2 grants)
Automated External Defibrillator (AED) equipment for first responders
$10,000
Colorectal cancer screening media campaign

FARGO CATHOLIC SCHOOLS NETWORK
Fargo, ND
$4,000 (2 grants)
Model School Nurse program expansion

FARGO PARK DISTRICT
Fargo, ND
$10,000
Summer program for low-income children providing fitness and nutrition education and screening for health coverage

FARGO SENIOR COMMISSION
Fargo, ND
$2,000
To partially sponsor the Northern Plains Conference on Aging and Disabilities
$10,000
Region V Medicare Part D Enrollment Assistance Program

FARGO-MOORHEAD AREA FOUNDATION
Fargo, ND
$1,000
Synergy on the Plains Workshop on Substance Abuse

FARGO-MOORHEAD FAMILY YMCA
Fargo, ND
$10,000
Fundraising consulting services

FIRSTCHOICE CLINIC
Fargo, ND
$2,000
Prenatal education program
$8,000 (2 grants)
Abstinence education program

FRASER, LTD.
Fargo, ND
$10,000
Solutions for Families of Children with Special Needs
$5,000
Fundraising consulting services

FUTUREBUILDERS IN SUPPORT OF TROLLWOOD PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL
Fargo, ND
$17,500 (3 grants)
Grantwriter for STAR program for at-risk children

GUARDIAN AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Fargo, ND
$650
Dementia seminar

HANDI-WHEELS TRANSPORTATION, INC.
Fargo, ND
$25,000
Transportation vehicle for physically disabled persons

HEALTH AND HUMANITIES FOUNDATION
Hillsboro, ND
$4,000
Donor management software system

HEALTH EQUIPMENT RECYCLING ORGANIZATION (PROJECT HERO)
Moorhead, MN
$2,500 (2 grants)
Support for fundraising effort - MASH BASH

HEART (HELPING ENDERLIN AREA RESIDENTS THRIVE)
Enderlin, ND
$10,000 over two years
Fundraising consulting services

HOPE, INC.
Moorhead, MN
$10,000
Magic Mobility, a mobility camp for physically disabled children
$10,000
Fundraising consulting services

IMPACT FOUNDATION
Fargo, ND
$54,993
Worksite Wellness pilot project

JAMESTOWN COLLEGE
Jamestown, ND
$15,000
Nursing Scholarships
up to $17,500
Learning lab enhancement for acute and maternal/child health care

KINDRED PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT #2
Kindred, ND
$4,000
Model School Nurse program expansion

LAKE REGION STATE COLLEGE
Devils Lake, ND
$84,775
LPN Distance Education program - Northwood, ND

LAKELAND HOSPICE
Fergus Falls, MN
$20,000
Upgrade of records, charting, scheduling, and billing process

LAKES COUNTRY SERVICE COOPERATIVE
Fergus Falls, MN
$2,115
First Aid/CPR training equipment

LOST AND FOUND MINISTRY
Moorhead, MN
$9,000
Addiction library resources

LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF NORTH DAKOTA
Fargo, ND
$3,500
A home visitation program for elderly persons
$10,000
Fundraising consulting services

MACK TRAYNOR, MD, SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Fargo, ND
$3,500 (2 grants)
To provide scholarships for UND medical students

MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION IN NORTH DAKOTA
Bismarck, ND
$10,000
Director of Fundraising and Special Events position

MERITCARE FOUNDATION
Fargo, ND
$7,500
Nutritional supplement program for kidney dialysis patients

MINNEAPOLIS HEART INSTITUTE FOUNDATION
Minneapolis, MN
$5,000
Heart health education for area 4th graders

MINNESOTA STATE COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE
Moorhead, MN
$17,931
Obstetrical unit clinical simulation equipment
$50,000
Dental clinic modernization project

MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MOORHEAD
Moorhead, MN
$10,000
Alcohol abuse prevention campaign
$10,000
Nursing Scholarships

NEUROPSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Fargo, ND
$50,000 over two years
Evidence-based, best practice treatments for traumatized children throughout North Dakota

NEW LIFE CENTER
Fargo, ND
$2,000
Enabling the provision of nutritional sustenance for homeless persons

NOKOMIS CHILDCARE CENTER
Fargo, ND
$6,000 (2 grants)
Bright Futures for Children: parent health education

NORTH DAKOTA ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS FOUNDATION
Grand Forks, ND
$1,500
Don Breen Externship in Rural Family Medicine

NORTH DAKOTA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Bismarck, ND
$8,000
Health coverage survey

NORTH DAKOTA DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS
Casselton, ND
$5,000
Medical scholarships for high school students

NORTH DAKOTA ROUGHRIDERS HEALTH PROMOTION ASSOCIATION
Bismarck, ND
$10,000
2006 Roughrider Health Promotion Conference for teachers and school staff

NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY
Fargo, ND
$35,700
Formal evaluation of Go Red North Dakota Initiative
$2,000
Pandemic Flu workshop
$7,890 (2 grants)
Colorectal cancer prevention program
$75,000
Feasibility study for Radio Frequency Identification Detection (RFID) technology in healthcare setting
$4,000
Enhancing prematurity awareness and educational support for families with premature infants
$20,000
Nursing Scholarships

NORTHLAND COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE
Thief River Falls, MN
$23,000
Simulation lab equipment for White Earth nursing education outreach program

NORTHLAND HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE
Bismarck, ND
$1,000
Health Care Summit sponsorship

OFFICE OF THE FIRST LADY OF NORTH DAKOTA
Bismarck, ND
$19,860
First Lady's Women's Health Summit-Fargo

OPTOMETRIC FOUNDATION OF NORTH DAKOTA
Bismarck, ND
$1,000
Vision equipment and education for schools

RAPE AND ABUSE CRISIS CENTER OF FARGO-MOORHEAD
Fargo, ND
$10,000
Counseling program for sexually abused children

RED RIVER VALLEY DENTAL ACCESS PROJECT
Fargo, ND
$500
Urgent Care/Walk-in Dental Clinic

RIVERVIEW HEALTH
Crookston, MN
$10,000 over two years
Fundraising consulting services

RURAL ENRICHMENT AND COUNSELING HEADQUARTERS, INC. (REACH)
Hawley, MN
$10,000
Contracted psychiatric nurse services for psychiatric medication management

SAINT GIANNA'S MATERNITY HOME
Minto, ND
$4,000
Prenatal education for residents

SHAREHOUSE
Fargo, ND
$7,500
Medical equipment for the health office

SOUTH CENTRAL ADULT SERVICES
Valley City, ND
$22,382
Fargo Prescription Assistance Program
$26,973
Valley City Prescription Assistance Program
$10,000
Fundraising consulting services

SOUTHEASTERN ND COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY (SENDCAA)
Fargo, ND
$5,000
Helping Hand planning project
$10,000 over two years
Fundraising consulting services for the Red River Children's Advocacy Center

ST. GERARD'S COMMUNITY NURSING HOME
Hankinson, ND
$4,880
Special needs accommodation project

ST. JOSEPH'S AREA HEALTH SERVICES
Park Rapids, MN
$100,200
Community dental services for uninsured, low income persons
$10,000
A program to prevent diabetes and other obesity-related diseases

THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY
Casselton, ND
$10,000
Home visitation program for elderly and/or disabled persons

THE NORTH DAKOTA ASSOCIATION FOR THE DISABLED
Grand Forks, ND
$13,997
Medical equipment for disabled persons

THE VILLAGE FAMILY SERVICE CENTER
Fargo, ND
$43,400
Development officer for Nokomis Child Care Center

UNITED WAY OF CASS-CLAY
Fargo, ND
$10,000
Children's Success By 6 program

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
Grand Forks, ND
$2,000
Medical student scholarship
$100,000
Clinical Simulation Learning Center equipment
$15,000
Nursing Scholarships
$12,500
Fundraising consulting services
$1,500
ND Women's Health CORE Conference
$10,000
Genetics & Healthcare Conference - Smith Lemli-Opitz Syndrome (April 23-24, 2007)

WEST CENTRAL INITIATIVE
Fergus Falls, MN
$43,300
Early Childhood Dental Project

YWCA OF FARGO-MOORHEAD
Fargo, ND
$10,000
Emergency shelter services for women and children

MATCH GRANTS

BETHANY HOMES
Fargo, ND
$17,288
Incontinence training for residents

COOPERSTOWN MEDICAL CENTER
Cooperstown, ND
$20,000
Hospital room renovation project

FIRST CARE HEALTH CENTER
Park River, ND
$20,000
Computerized radiography project

FIRSTCHOICE CLINIC
Fargo, ND
$50,000
Strong Start Campaign for Healthy Choice Children

HEALTH EQUIPMENT RECYCLING ORGANIZATION (PROJECT HERO)
Moorhead, MN
$30,000
Fundraising system implementation

HEART (HELPING ENDERLIN AREA RESIDENTS THRIVE)
Enderlin, ND
$15,000
Fundraising kickoff campaign project

JAMESTOWN HOSPITAL
Jamestown, ND
$20,000
HomMed telemonitor project

LIDGERWOOD AMBULANCE SERVICE
Lidgerwood, ND
$125,000
New ambulance/medical equipment project

MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION IN NORTH DAKOTA
Bismarck, ND
$65,000 (2 grants)
Mental Health Help-Line

NELSON COUNTY HEALTH SYSTEM
McVille, ND
$20,000
Computer upgrade project

NORTH DAKOTA CARING FOUNDATION
Fargo, ND
$200,000 (2 grants)
Caring For Children health coverage program

NORTHWOOD DEACONESS HEALTH CENTER
Northwood, ND
$30,000
New ambulance and hospital remodeling project

OAKES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
Oakes, ND
$20,000
Multipurpose emergency bay project

RED RIVER DENTAL ACCESS PROJECT
Fargo, ND
$50,000
Urgent Care/Walk-in Dental Clinic

RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY
Fargo, ND
$100,000
Ronald McDonald House expansion project

SOUTHEASTERN ND COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY (SENDCAA)
Fargo, ND
$20,000
Red River Children's Advocacy Center services for abused children

HELPING HANDS GRANTS: HEALTH PROGRAM SUPPORT
A member/employee matching gift grant program supporting important health-related projects.

AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION
Fargo, ND
$700
Camp Sioux 2005 and 2006, a diabetes management camp for children

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, INC.
Jamestown, ND
$500
Go Red North Dakota women's heart health initiative

FIRSTCHOICE CLINIC
Fargo, ND
$200
Strong Start Campaign for Healthy Choice Children

FUTUREBUILDERS IN SUPPORT OF TROLLWOOD PERFORMING ARTS
Fargo, ND
$200
Students at Risk (STAR) Program

HEALTH EQUIPMENT RECYCLYING ORGANIZATION (PROJECT HERO)
Moorhead, MN
$300
Fundraising system implementation

IMPACT FOUNDATION
Fargo, ND
$1,000
Institute for Innovation and Effectiveness

JAMESTOWN COLLEGE
Jamestown, ND
$500
Nursing Scholarships

JAMESTOWN HOSPITAL
Jamestown, ND
$500
Community-wide physical activity promotion campaign

MACK TRAYNOR, MD, SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Fargo, ND
$1,100
To provide scholarships for UND medical students

NORTH DAKOTA CARING FOUNDATION
Fargo, ND
$1,000 (2 grants)
Caring For Children health coverage program

OPTOMETRIC FOUNDATION OF NORTH DAKOTA
Bismarck, ND
$2,000 (2 grants)
Vision equipment and education for schools

RAPE AND ABUSE CRISIS CENTER OF FARGO-MOORHEAD
Fargo, ND
$100
Counseling program for sexually abused children

RED RIVER VALLEY DENTAL ACCESS PROJECT
Fargo, ND
$1,100
Urgent Care/Walk-in Dental Clinic

RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY
Fargo, ND
$1,000
Ronald McDonald House expansion project

SOUTHEASTERN ND COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY (SENDCAA)
Fargo, ND
$1,500
Red River Children's Advocacy Center

THE VILLAGE FAMILY SERVICE CENTER
Fargo, ND
$500
Development officer for Nokomis Child Care Center

UNITED WAY OF CASS-CLAY
Fargo, ND
$1,000
Children's Success by 6 program

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
Grand Forks, ND
$500
Medical student scholarship

VALLEY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS
Northwood, ND
$500
Marketing and patient service improvement project

YWCA OF FARGO-MOORHEAD
Fargo, ND
$300
Emergency shelter services for women and children

DONOR ADVISED GRANTS

BUFFALO VALLEY RED CROSS
Jamestown, ND
$3,000
Safety education for children and parents

BUFFALO VALLEY SPECIAL EDUCATION UNIT
Jamestown, ND
$9,850
Educational program for students with disabilities

CITY-COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Valley City, ND
$5,000
Healthy Moms and Babies project

DICKEY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Ellendale, ND
$700
Community and School Wellness project

JAMESTOWN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Jamestown, ND
$2,600
Early Childhood Learning program

LAKES AND PRAIRIES COMMUNITY ACTION
Moorhead, MN
$9,360
Health and safety program for child care providers

PATH ND, INC.
Jamestown, ND
$5,000
Bridge Builders program

SHEYENNE VALLEY SPECIAL EDUCATION UNIT
Fargo, ND
$20,000
Regional alternative education feasibility study

SOUTHEASTERN ND COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY (SENDCAA)
Fargo, ND
$31,900
Region V Coordination of Services for Children and Families project

WISHEK PUBLIC SCHOOL
Wishek, ND
$3,850
Children's psychological abuse prevention project


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